December 2009

The Advocate - 33.3 – December 2009 (2.2 MB)

In this issue:

  • Community college faculty and students begin organizing against cuts
  • District offers zero, wants to roll back faculty rights
  • Administrators’ pay rose 11 - 16% in last two years, faculty lag far behind
  • Resource Allocation Model appears to favor District Office
  • CSM community organizes vigil to “save education”
  • Skyline “Concerned Faculty” challenge budget cut strategy
  • Part Time Faculty Group joins AFT

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Who we are

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The American Federation of Teachers, Local 1493 represents the faculty of the San Mateo County Community College District at:
College of San Mateo
, Skyline College & Cañada College
. We are an affiliate of the California Federation of Teachers and the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO.

Phone: (650) 574-6491

What's New

District Budget Cuts

Hundreds attend teach-ins on the budget crisis

In one of the largest mobilizations in SMCCCD in recent memory, hundreds of students participated in teach-in activities on February 3 and 4 at all three colleges in the District.
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Skyline students listen to Economics professor Masao Suzuki discuss the state budget crisis

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CSM students sign up for buses to the March 22nd march against the cuts in Sacramento

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In memoriam

George W. Goth

June 23, 1943 – November 28, 2009

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George Goth, Skyline College Chemistry and Physics Professor, long-time AFT 1493 Executive Committee member and founding editor of The Advocate, died on November 28, 2009, of cardiac arrest with secondary causes of respiratory failure and complications due to Type II Diabetes.

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Contract & Salaries

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AFT 1493 is currently negotiating a new contract with the District.  Based on faculty survey responses, the AFT negotiating team: Chief Negotiator Joaquin Rivera and team members Katharine Harer, Victoria Clinton, and Sandy Raeber, worked with the Executive Committee of the union to write an initial proposal to the District.

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